2014Final results
2014 Republican primary for Pennsylvania House District 17
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Parke Wentling (R) won with 42.7% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Franz (R) by 14.2 points.
Parke WentlingRepublican · winner
42.7%2,039
Edward J. FranzRepublican
28.6%1,363
Gary J. TempleRepublican
12.8%613
Patrick James GehrleinRepublican
12.2%582
David George BirosRepublican
3.7%177
4,774 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Parke Wentling (R)Edward J. Franz (R)Gary J. Temple (R)Patrick James Gehrlein (R)
Also on the ballot: David George Biros (Republican), 3.7%